After Halle Berry crowned Cardi B the reigning queen of hip hop last week, the award-winning actress clarified her statement Monday explaining that there is room for “more than one queen” in the industry. Berry praised Cardi at the premiere event for her next film “Bruised.”
Berry and Cardi worked together to create an all-female soundtrack for the film, which will also be Berry’s directing debut.
“I would like to say thank you today to Cardi B,” Berry said at the event. “She was my partner in crime. I reached out to her. Of course, she’s the queen of hip hop. I reached out to Cardi and we paired and we created… a soundtrack and an album that is not only historic, but I think is a beautiful backdrop for this story.”
“You know, I do [stand by my comments], but here’s the thing: there’s room for more than one queen, people,” she said on the show. “That’s what we need to know. Nicki Minaj is a queen in her own right. H.E.R. is a queen. All these ladies to me are queens. There can always be more than one.”
“Queen is a term that we use to describe great,” she continued. “You know, we’re all a queen. All we do all day is say, ‘Hey queen!’ ‘What’s up, queen?’ ‘Yeah, queen!’ ‘What’s happening, queen?’… Queen, queen, queen. We’re all queens.”
Cardi B also responded to the backlash on Twitter, focusing on Berry’s upcoming film rather than the “childish” disputes.
“I know how some of you girls like to tussle over this typa childish shit… but ntm on Halle Berry,” Cardi wrote. “Anyway her movie #BRUISED dropping THAT SHE DIRECTED HERSELF on Netflix on November 24th. The FIRST female rap movie soundtrack!! We produced together out this FRIDAY!”
You can catch “Bruised” on Netflix on Nov. 24.
